Wednesday 14 September 2016
The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) is exploring the creation of a national internet filter, according to Ciaran Martin, the head of Britain’s newly-formed cybersecurity agency. While the plan is to use the filter to weed out malicious websites and software, for some citizens the mere existence of a government-controlled firewall raises serious questions. According to Martin: Because we know automated defenses work on the Internet. It’s possible to filter unwanted content or spam. It’s possible to filter offensive content. It’s possible to block malicious content. So why aren’t we doing more of it? At its surface, a firewall to block internet bad guys…
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